Australia votes ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage

2017-11-15

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The LGBT community came out en masse in Washington for the Equality March, pressing the new White House to continue progress made by the previous administration.”},{“title”:”Taiwan moves closer to legalizing gay marriage “,”duration”:”00:54″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2017/05/24/taiwan-moves-closer-to-legalizing-gay-marriage-orig-tc.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2017/05/24/taiwan-moves-closer-to-legalizing-gay-marriage-orig-tc.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170524093948-gay-marriage-taiwan-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2017/05/24/taiwan-moves-closer-to-legalizing-gay-marriage-orig-tc.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”Taiwan may become the first country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage after the country’s top court ruled in favor of it. “,”descriptionText”:”Taiwan may become the first country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage after the country’s top court ruled in favor of it. “},{“title”:”Gay men tell of brutality in Chechnya”,”duration”:”02:50″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/tv/2017/04/19/activists-gay-men-beaten-electrocuted-in-chechnya-dnt-chance.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”tv/2017/04/19/activists-gay-men-beaten-electrocuted-in-chechnya-dnt-chance.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170418170950-gay-men-report-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/tv/2017/04/19/activists-gay-men-beaten-electrocuted-in-chechnya-dnt-chance.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”Two men say they had to escape from Chechnya because the government is rounding up and torturing gay men. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from Moscow.”,”descriptionText”:”Two men say they had to escape from Chechnya because the government is rounding up and torturing gay men. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from Moscow.”},{“title”:”What is HB2?”,”duration”:”01:29″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2017/03/30/hb2-north-carolina-bathroom-bill-zw-orig-mobile.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2017/03/30/hb2-north-carolina-bathroom-bill-zw-orig-mobile.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160324011732-north-carolina-gender-bathrooms-bill-pkg-00002112-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2017/03/30/hb2-north-carolina-bathroom-bill-zw-orig-mobile.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 said that people must use public bathrooms that correspond to their “biological sex.””,”descriptionText”:”North Carolina’s controversial House Bill 2 said that people must use public bathrooms that correspond to their “biological sex.””},{“title”:”It’s not the first time toilets have divided America”,”duration”:”01:32″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2016/05/06/public-bathroom-controversy-history-nws-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2016/05/06/public-bathroom-controversy-history-nws-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160506171752-public-bathroom-controversy-history-nws-orig-00002429-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2016/05/06/public-bathroom-controversy-history-nws-orig.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”Public bathrooms might seem like a simple concept, but in the United States there’s a long history of people fighting for the right to go in peace.”,”descriptionText”:”Public bathrooms might seem like a simple concept, but in the United States there’s a long history of people fighting for the right to go in peace.”},{“title”:”Trump on SCOTUS: I’m fine with same-sex marriage “,”duration”:”01:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2016/11/14/trump-scotus-60-minutes-cbs-sot-ath.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2016/11/14/trump-scotus-60-minutes-cbs-sot-ath.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161111190228-trump-cbs-interview-clinton-call-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2016/11/14/trump-scotus-60-minutes-cbs-sot-ath.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”President-elect Donald Trump said he’s “fine” with same-sex marriage remaining legal across the country, and wouldn’t appoint Supreme Court judges with the goal of reversing that ruling. He also pledged to appoint judges who oppose abortion rights. “,”descriptionText”:”President-elect Donald Trump said he’s “fine” with same-sex marriage remaining legal across the country, and wouldn’t appoint Supreme Court judges with the goal of reversing that ruling. He also pledged to appoint judges who oppose abortion rights. “},{“title”:”Crowd rallies in support of transgender student”,”duration”:”01:38″,”sourceName”:”KMOV”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.kmov.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2015/09/05/transgender-student-bathroom-support-rally-dnt.kmov/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2015/09/05/transgender-student-bathroom-support-rally-dnt.kmov”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/150905145716-transgender-student-bathroom-support-rally-dnt-00011714-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2015/09/05/transgender-student-bathroom-support-rally-dnt.kmov/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”Supporters staged a rally for transgender student Lila Perry after controversy erupted over her request to use her school’s girls locker room. CNN affiliate KMOV reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Supporters staged a rally for transgender student Lila Perry after controversy erupted over her request to use her school’s girls locker room. CNN affiliate KMOV reports.”},{“title”:”Tenn. bill would allow therapists to deny LGBT patients”,”duration”:”03:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/shows/the-lead”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/tv/2016/04/07/battle-over-religious-freedom-laws-nick-valencia-lead-dnt.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”tv/2016/04/07/battle-over-religious-freedom-laws-nick-valencia-lead-dnt.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160407171416-battle-over-religious-freedom-laws-nick-valencia-lead-dnt-00001926-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/tv/2016/04/07/battle-over-religious-freedom-laws-nick-valencia-lead-dnt.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/nick-valencia-profile”>Nick Valenciau003c/a> reports on Tennessee’s controversial bill that allows counselors and therapists to refuse to see clients whose cases violate their religious beliefs.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/nick-valencia-profile”>Nick Valenciau003c/a> reports on Tennessee’s controversial bill that allows counselors and therapists to refuse to see clients whose cases violate their religious beliefs.”},{“title”:”Chinese court dismisses same-sex marriage lawsuit “,”duration”:”01:22″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2016/04/13/china-gay-marriage-rivers-lklv.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2016/04/13/china-gay-marriage-rivers-lklv.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160413195110-china-gay-marriage-rivers-lklv-00002407-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2016/04/13/china-gay-marriage-rivers-lklv.cnn/video/playlists/lgbt-rights/”,”description”:”A Chinese court ruled against a gay couple in the country’s first same-sex marriage lawsuit, dealing a blow to the campaign for LGBT equality. 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